Religion March 2, 2017.

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Religion March 2, 2017

Declining significance of denomination Examples Intermarriage Politics Higher education Relation to American tradition

American views of religion Would you say that there exists one and only one true religion, that there is truth in many religions, or that there is no essential truth in any religion? One Many None USA .21 .72 .05 UK .11 .66 .19 France .08 .70 .21 Mexico .52 .32 .11 Turkey .74 .22 .03

Secularization The idea of secularization: science and education vs. faith Prediction: decline of religion Trends in the United States Relationship between religion and education Traditional pattern—”literalism” and observance Change in traditional pattern Effects of religious involvement Implications for class inequality